California Riverside Ballet is a
ballet company formerly headquartered in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
, United States, in Riverside's historic
Aurea Vista Hotel, city landmark number 84. The company was founded in 1969, and operates as a
non-profit
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organization, with support from the city of Riverside, the
County of Riverside
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Unit ...
, the
Riverside Arts Council The Riverside Arts Council (RAC) is the official Riverside County, California, USA arts council.
The Arts Council became a non-profit organization in 1978 to better serve the growing needs for arts services and programs in the Riverside, California ...
,
The Press-Enterprise, and other charitable donations. In addition to staging local ballet performances, the organization is known for its annual fundraiser, called Ghost Walk, that takes place prior to
Halloween
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in Downtown Riverside. Today, the California Riverside Ballet hosts multiple events in downtown Riverside each year including Spirit Walk, the Nutcracker Tea and ''The Nutcracker''.
California Riverside Ballet created The Academy Program in June 2013 to offer affordable and free ballet training to students in low income areas.
History
1969 Founded in Riverside, CA. Split into two different ballet schools both in Riverside, Riverside Ballet Arts, under Glenda Carhart, and California Riverside Ballet.
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Ballet companies in the United States
Dance in California
Culture of Riverside, California
Organizations based in Riverside County, California
1969 establishments in California
Performing groups established in 1969